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In response to "that's....wow. -- nm" by znufrii

That's good. Kill the NEA. It's a phenomenally wasteful use of tax dollars.

Posted by TWuG Jul 3 '12, 08:03

It isn't a *lot* of waste, but it is 100% waste.

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Job killer! -- nm - nubby Jul 3, 08:13
If you look at what the Federal Art Project accomplished during the Great Depression, you'd see what the NEA can accomplish. -- nm - Mop Jul 3, 08:12 9
- Having to look back 80 years for a win says a lot about the current usefulness of the program. -- nm - TWuG Jul 3, 08:16 6
  - No, it doesn't, because you don't have to. - con_carne Jul 3, 08:20 4
    - Was that NEA or was that budgeted by the local Transit Authority. - TWuG Jul 3, 08:22 3
      - Please, you can do better than switching your arguement back and forth between "NEA," then "all government" then back to "NEA" again. - con_carne Jul 3, 08:25 1
        
        Those aren't my words. The only post I didn't say "NEA" in, it was implied because that's what we've been discussing. - TWuG Jul 3, 08:30
      - Now I'm even more confused on your stance - znufrii Jul 3, 08:24
  - If we had continue3d to fund the arts at the same levels since, I'm sure we'd have a lot more recent examples. -- nm - znufrii Jul 3, 08:18
- And yet, it's not... -- nm - Ender Jul 3, 08:14 1
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i disagree -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 3, 08:07
I disagree completely. - znufrii Jul 3, 08:06 14
- I love the "arts". I don't think the government should be spending money on them. -- nm - TWuG Jul 3, 08:09 13
  - What about art in public spaces? Parks, libraries, transit stations, etc.? - con_carne Jul 3, 08:14 4
    - also - art drives tourism in many cases, it gives cities personalities and distinction, it actually has a positive-financial - Andie Jul 3, 08:19 2
      - To be clear, I'm against the NEA as a government program. I am not against art in public. - TWuG Jul 3, 08:25 1
        
        it makes no sense to me for a government to not fund the arts. they have ALWAYS funded the arts, because arts are essential to society. -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 08:41
    - Shrug. Sell "art rights" like you sell "naming rights" and put restrictions on what will be acceptable to display. Done. -- nm - TWuG Jul 3, 08:17
  - and that's fine to have that opinion. - znufrii Jul 3, 08:13 2
    - Then justify it to me. Make me care. -- nm - TWuG Jul 3, 08:19
    - It is a 100% waste if he thinks it would be better used elsewhere, like meals for congressmen -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 08:15
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    - I actually have lots of centrist opinions. I'm pretty pro-military, for one. - TWuG Jul 3, 08:34 1
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  - Works out well in my country. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 08:09 1
    - wait for it... -- nm - PM Harper Jul 3, 08:15
The NEA has virtually a $0 budget -- nm - Magic MDH Jul 3, 08:06 1
- And it is 100% wasted money. -- nm - TWuG Jul 3, 08:08

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